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Windows 11 will have different hardware requirements (processor, memory, and storage) than Windows 10. Microsoft has revealed that the next generation of its operating system will only be a 64-bit version, and it will require a double amount of memory and storage to upgrade.
Typically, there are no significant changes in hardware requirements from version to version. However, Windows 11 represent the most significant update to Windows in the past decade, and it will require a more powerful hardware configuration.
Windows 11 system requirements
- Processor: 1GHz or faster CPU or System on a Chip (SoC).
- RAM: 4GB.
- Hard drive: 64GB or larger.
- System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable.
- TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.
- Graphics: DirectX 12 compatible graphics / WDDM 2.x.
- Display resolution: High definition (720p) display that is greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per color channel.
- Networking: Microsoft account and internet connectivity required for setup for Windows 11 Home.
Windows 11 feature-specific requirements
Alongside the minimum system requirement, Microsoft has also published a list of specific hardware required to support specific features of Windows 11.
- 5G support: requires 5G capable modem.
- Auto HDR: requires an HDR monitor.
- BitLocker to Go: requires a USB flash drive.
- Client Hyper-V: requires a processor with second-level address translation (SLAT) capabilities (available in Windows Pro and above editions).
- Cortana: requires a microphone and speaker and is currently available on Windows 11 for Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.
- DirectStorage: requires 1 TB or greater NVMe SSD to store and run games that use the “Standard NVM Express Controller” driver and a DirectX 12 Ultimate GPU.
- DirectX 12 Ultimate: available with supported games and graphics chips.
- Presence requires a sensor that can detect human distance from the device or intent to interact with the device.
- Intelligent Video Conferencing: This feature requires a video camera, microphone, and speaker (audio output).
- Multiple Voice Assistant (MVA): requires a microphone and speaker.
- Snap three-column layouts: require a screen that is 1920 effective pixels or greater in width.
- Mute/Unmute from Taskbar: requires a video camera, microphone, and speaker (audio output). App must be compatible with features to enable global mute/unmute.
- Spatial Sound: requires supporting hardware and software.
- Microsoft Teams: This app requires a video camera, microphone, and speaker (audio output).
- Touch: requires a screen or monitor that supports multi-touch.
- Two-factor Authentication: requires the use of a PIN, biometric (fingerprint reader or illuminated infrared camera), or a phone with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth capabilities.
- Voice Typing: requires a microphone.
- Wake on Voice: requires a Modern Standby power model and microphone.
- Wi-Fi 6E: requires new WLAN IHV hardware and driver and a Wi-Fi 6E capable AP/router.
- Windows Hello: requires a camera configured for near-infrared (IR) imaging or a fingerprint reader for biometric authentication. Devices without biometric sensors can use Windows Hello with a PIN or a portable Microsoft compatible security key.
- Windows Projection: requires a display adapter that supports Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0 and a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct.
If you upgrade from an older version, Windows 112 should install in the same hardware configuration whether you use the Windows Update, Media Creation Tool, Update Assistant, or ISO file, since the requirements haven’t changed. However, remember that Microsoft will be rolling out Windows 11 gradually and placing a temporary block on devices that are not yet compatible, which means that you may not see it right away upon release.
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